Wigan saw their winning streak brought to an end by relegation-battling Yeovil as they were held to a 3-3 draw following a thrilling finale at the DW Stadium.

Despite missing a first-half penalty through Jordi Gómez, Wigan looked on course to record a seventh successive Championship win and ninth in all competitions when Nick Powell put them ahead in the 56th minute.

However, Yeovil turned the match on its head when Ishmael Miller curled in two left-footed efforts in the 82nd and 85th minutes, taking his tally to four goals in four games and seemingly putting the Glovers within touching distance of an upset.

The FA Cup semi-finalists Wigan battled back, though and it looked as though they would end up with all three points after a goal from James McArthur in the 86th minute was swiftly followed by an own-goal from the Yeovil defender Byron Webster, leaving them 3-2 up.

There was still another twist in the tale, though and, with the match deep into stoppage time, Luke Ayling turned in a corner to grab a valuable point for Yeovil in their battle for survival.

Although they could not hold on to the victory, Wigan still closed the gap on fourth-placed QPR to four points as Harry Redknapp's men crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.

QPR were looking to make it three wins in four games but were seriously hampered in the 35th minute when their defender Richard Dunne was sent off for bringing down Leon Best in the area and Chris Maguire converted the resulting penalty. Second-half goals from Best and Lewis Buxton sealed the win for Wednesday, who made it three consecutive home wins in the Championship.

Charlton climbed out of the relegation zone after snatching a last-gasp winner against Bournemouth, Dorian Dervite netting the only goal of the game in stoppage time.

Wolves missed the chance to open up a four-point lead at the top of League One after going down 2-1 at Crawley, their first defeat in 11 matches.

The leaders had seen their nine-match winning streak ended by lowly Shrewsbury in a goalless draw at the weekend and there was more disappointment for Kenny Jackett's men as they failed to hold on to a lead at mid-table Crawley.

James Henry's 25th-minute goal put them ahead but Crawley were level within two minutes thanks to Matt Tubbs, and five minutes after that Billy Clarke added what would prove to be the winner.

Following their draw at Molineux Shrewsbury remain four points adrift at the foot of the table after a 1-0 defeat at Colchester. A sharp turn and shot from Jabo Ibehre 10 minutes into the second half was enough for the Essex club, who themselves lie five points above the drop zone.

Reuben Reid scored twice to knock Chesterfield off the top of League Two in a 2-1 win for Plymouth over the Derbyshire club. The result moves Plymouth into the play-off positions for the first time with Reid scoring his 17th and 18th goals of the season – his second a brilliant solo effort in which the striker beat four Chesterfield players, before rifling a shot into the roof of the net from the edge of the area.

Replacing Chesterfield at the top are Rochdale, who came away from Northampton Town with a 3-0 victory, despite playing most of the second half with 10 men. Ian Henderson scored against his old club to give Rochdale the lead and Matthew Lund added a second only to celebrate over-exuberantly and receive a second yellow card. Despite their numerical advantage, Northampton rarely threatened and Joe Bunney rounded off an excellent night for Rochdale with a clinical finish on the counter-attack.

Elsewhere bottom-placed Torquay kept their survival hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Bury and Accrington Stanley stretched their unbeaten run at home to four games, thrashing Morecambe 5-1 to pull six points clear of the bottom two.

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